 | William Smellie - 1790 - 576 pàgines
...children. The elephant inftantly flopped, re' lented, and, as if ftung with remorfe, took the eldeft boy in its * trunk, placed him on its neck, adopted him for its cornack, and 1 would never allow any other perfon to mount it.' From the members of the Royal Academy... | |
 | Ralph Beilby - 1792 - 506 pàgines
...children.' The Elephant inflantly flopped, relented, and as if ftung with remorfe, took the eldeft boy in its trunk, placed him on its neck, adopted him for its cornac, and would never allow any other perfon to mount it. This animal feems to know when it is mocked,... | |
 | James Anderson - 1793 - 380 pàgines
...infants and threw them at the feet of the enraged animal, saying, " Since you have slain my hufband take my life also as well as that of my children."...trunk, placed him on its neck, adopted him for its cornac, and would never allow any other person to mount it. Many other facts, equally curious and interesting,... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1804 - 256 pàgines
...children. The elephant in' flantly flopped, relented, and, as if flung ' with remorfe, took the eldeft boy in its ' trunk, placed him on its neck, adopted him ' for its • cornack, and would never allow any * other perfon to mount it.' 43. From the members of the Royal... | |
 | Ralph Beilby - 1807 - 564 pàgines
...infants, and threw them at the feet of the enraged animal, saying, < Since you have slain my husband, take my life also, as well as that of my children.'...trunk, placed him on its neck, adopted him for its cornac, and would never allow any other person to mount it. We might quote many other facts equally... | |
 | Henry Smithers - 1807 - 254 pàgines
...infants, and threw them at the feet of the enraged animal, saying, 'Since you have slain my husband, take my life also, as well as that of my children.'...took the eldest boy in its trunk, placed him on its back, adopted him for its cornac, and would never allow any other person tp mount it." Bruce also relates... | |
 | 1826 - 376 pàgines
...children, and threw them at the feet of the enraged animal, saying, " Since you have slain my husband, take my life also, as well as that of my children."...stopped, relented, and as if stung with remorse, took up the eldest boy with his trunk, placed him on its neck, adopted him for his cornack, and would never... | |
 | 1829 - 494 pàgines
...the enraged animal, saying, " Since you have slain my husband, take my life also, as well as those of my children !" The Elephant instantly stopped,...trunk, placed him on its neck, adopted him for its governor, and would never allow any other person to mount it. His mouth is armed with broad and strong... | |
 | John Le Keux - 1829 - 476 pàgines
...saying, " Now you have destroyed their father, you may as well put an end to their lives and mine." It instantly stopped, relented, and, as if stung with remorse, took the eldest boy, placed him on his neck, adopted him for his cornac, and never afterwards would permit any body else... | |
 | William Smellie - 1832 - 348 pàgines
...children, and threw them at the feet of the enraged animal, saying, /Since you have slain my husband, take my life also, as well as that of my children....trunk, placed him on its neck, adopted him for its cornack, and would never allow any other person to mount it." From the members of the Royal Academy... | |
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The man's wife, who beheld the dreadful scene, took her two children, and threw them at the feet of the enraged animal, saying, /Since you have slain my husband, take my life also, as well as that of my children. 
